Cheap TV’s.......does it matter?
- Thread starter Bob Kazamakis
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Epic dumbass post:
bought an Insignia Amazon Fire TV today... My 1st plasma is an insignia ( still going after 8 years ). and why buy roku when i already have an Amazon account.
Well unless I am dumber than I thought ( which right now is pretty dumb ), the Fire TV doesn't work with a cable box. WTF
An HD antenna can be connected and used for channel surfing but an actual paid cable setup doesn't work ?
FML
Will exchange tomorrow. Now, do I go with a TCL and Roku or do I just buy a regular TV and fire stick. This is for the "basement" / workout room. Just need to be able to view regular cable channels and YouTube via the fire stick.... to be honest I think I'm going with a non smart TV and a fire stick
bought an Insignia Amazon Fire TV today... My 1st plasma is an insignia ( still going after 8 years ). and why buy roku when i already have an Amazon account.
Well unless I am dumber than I thought ( which right now is pretty dumb ), the Fire TV doesn't work with a cable box. WTF
An HD antenna can be connected and used for channel surfing but an actual paid cable setup doesn't work ?
FML
Will exchange tomorrow. Now, do I go with a TCL and Roku or do I just buy a regular TV and fire stick. This is for the "basement" / workout room. Just need to be able to view regular cable channels and YouTube via the fire stick.... to be honest I think I'm going with a non smart TV and a fire stick
Since I use Sling, I tend to gravitate towards Roku devices. If you get a Roku TV, you can always add a firestick and vice versa. But I know on Roku, there's a free app called LoCast. Download it and create an account. Gives you free local channels. Fox, NBC, ABC, wgn, plus other channels all free.
I don’t see why cable wouldn’t work if hd antenna works... I hate to ask but did you read the manual?
You mean the giant fold out that tells me to screw in the feet and turn on the power button ?
Yes.
The issue is that in the basement I have a converter box. So the cable goes from the wall to the converter box and a 2nd cable goes from the box to the TV.
This provides basic cable.
If the port on the back of the TV says antenna/cable IN, then why when that port is tuned to on the TV it does nothing ?
Instead of switching around 3 TVs in the house I will return / exchange this TV.
This provides basic cable.
If the port on the back of the TV says antenna/cable IN, then why when that port is tuned to on the TV it does nothing ?
Instead of switching around 3 TVs in the house I will return / exchange this TV.
You need to go into the TV settings and change the TV input to cable instead of Air/antenna
I did.
the TV then scans for channels, it took about 30 minutes for it to scan up to 15% and it had only found 2 channels.
i believe the options were:
Antenna
Analog
Digital
digital and Analog
Cable Only
I tried it on Antenna, scanned to 100% and found 2 channels
As mentioned above, It took a long time to scan up to 15% and only 2 channels were found ?
The TV shouldnt have to search for channels, isn't that the point of connecting a dedicated cable/ box ?
Antenna
Analog
Digital
digital and Analog
Cable Only
I tried it on Antenna, scanned to 100% and found 2 channels
As mentioned above, It took a long time to scan up to 15% and only 2 channels were found ?
The TV shouldnt have to search for channels, isn't that the point of connecting a dedicated cable/ box ?
Digital or cable.
Depends. If you want to change channels on the tv, then you scan. If u change on cable box then you use cable controller.
The TV boots up and automatically comes up with the amazon home page.
so wouldn't I choose the "input" to access "cable tv ?"
if so, then I think I tried these already. It shows HDMI input 1, 2, 3 and then antenna.
When selecting antenna, it provides the advance options menu, this is where the 5 choices are listed.
so wouldn't I choose the "input" to access "cable tv ?"
if so, then I think I tried these already. It shows HDMI input 1, 2, 3 and then antenna.
When selecting antenna, it provides the advance options menu, this is where the 5 choices are listed.
How does the cable box plug into the tv? HDMI or Coax?
Do you have the cable box model?
ignorance is bliss man, and I'm having a blissful day
#GavBitchoftheDayisabouthisownDumbassness
So could this happen with another TV ?
Fuck... that sucks, I don't need to pay comcast for another box...that's for sure.
It sounds like you have an old ass box. You would already be paying monthly for it anyways. Unless this is a different boxignorance is bliss man, and I'm having a blissful day
#GavBitchoftheDayisabouthisownDumbassness
So could this happen with another TV ?
Fuck... that sucks, I don't need to pay comcast for another box...that's for sure.
So what i think is happening is the older digital converter box is having issues with the converter in the new TV. Newer boxes will have coax in and HDMI out to avoid this issue.
What model is the new TV? I bet the older TVs don't have a digital converter built in, hence the older box was needed and works fine with those TVs.
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